Minerals and Rocks - Geology 301 (call # 11106), Spring 2007

MWF 2:00 to 2:50 in 1118 Rood Hall

Dr Dave Barnes; Rm 1135 Rood Hall, 387-5493, e-mail
Office Hours: M, W: 3-4; F: 1-2  and by appointment (Rood 1137)
Lab Instructor: Amanda Wahr
Course Home Page:
www.geology.wmich.edu/barnes/Geos301		 Laboratory Syllabus Page:
www.geology.wmich.edu/barnes/Geos301/labsyl.htm
Required Texts
A Minerals and Rocks custom publication (M&RCP) in PDF format. We will distribute a CD copy of this material in class
Simon and Schuster's Guide to Rocks and Minerals 
Prinz, Harlow, and Peters, 1978
Recommended CD:
Hands on Mineral Identification
M. Darby Dyar, 1999
quartz Amanda Wahr Office hours:
TBA

Course resources:
Material Due Date
Chemistry Review/ Take Home Exercise #1
Take Home Exercise #2  
Take Home Exercise #3  
Take Home Exercise #4

READING ASSIGNMENT SUBJECT (power point class presentations/course notes)
 DATE
M&RCP: Introduction and Ch. 1 A Plate Tectonic Primer
 Introduction to Minerals and Rocks
A Plate Tectonic Primer
 Week 1/2
M&RCP: Ch. 2 The Wilson Cycle and a Tectonic Rock Cycle
 The Wilson Cycle and a Tectonic Rock Cycle A, and
The Wilson Cycle and a Tectonic Rock Cycle B
 Week 2 & 3

Exam #1
 Fri. 1/27
M&RCP: Ch. 3  Introduction to Mineralogy and Crystalloraphy , Ch. 4 Crystal Chemistry,
R&M pp. 9-27
 The Chemical Properties of Minerals, Atomic Theory, the Periodic Table,  Bonding, and the Coordination Principle; Week 4
M&RCP: Ch. 5 Mineral Chemistry, Ch. 6 The Unit Cell
R&M, pp 27-31; 51-55, R&M pp 8-22 		Atomic Substitution and Solid Solution, Polymorphism and Isomorphism; Mineral Classification, The Unit Cell; Crystallography, Crystal Symmetry, and Crystal Systems Week 5
M&RCP: Ch. 7 The Rock Forming Silicate Minerals,  R&M pp 55-60 The Rock Forming Silicate Minerals, Igneous Rock Forming Silicates; More Atomic Substitution, Solid Solution, and Miscibility,  The Igneous Rock Forming Silicates: Framework Silicates Week 6

Exam #2 Wed. 2/22
M&RCP: Ch. 8 Structure of the Earth and Origins of Magmas
Introduction to Rocks: Earth Structure, Temperature, and Pressure; Week 7&8

SEMESTER BREAK
 2/25-3/5
M&RCP: Ch. 9 Magmas, Igneous Rocks, Volcanoes, and Plutons;
 R&M: pp 427-35; 414-19 		The Formation of Igneous Rocks: Magma Genesis, Bowen’s Reaction Principle, and Fractional Crystallization/Melting; Large Scale Intrusive and Extrusive Igneous Rock Structures Week 9 & 10

Exam #3 Friday 3/24
M&RCP: Ch. 10 An Introduction To Sedimentary Rocks; Occurrence, Weathering, Mineralogy, Textures and Structures ;
Ch. 11 Sedimentary Petrology: The Clastics ;
Ch. 11a Sedimentary Petrology: Carbonates and Others  		Sedimentary Rocks and the Production of Sediment;
Sedimentary Rocks and the Origin of Sedimentary Strata, Beds to Basins;
Clay Minerals Secondary Minerals Formed at the Earth’s Surface (and Elsewhere)		 Week 11 & 12
  Exam #4 Wed.. 4/12
M&RCP: Ch12 Metamorphic Rocks
R&M: pp 419-21		  Metamorphism and Metamorphic Rocks Week 13 & 14

Economic Uses of Minerals & Rocks I  and  II: Week 14

OBJECTIVES OF GEOLOGY 301:

  • THE STUDY OF EARTH MATERIALS;
  • Minerals, Rocks, Gems, Ores, Soils, Industrial Minerals and Rocks: Description, Genesis, and Uses in a Plate Tectonic context
    •  MINERALS: Naturally occurring, inorganic solids with a regular geometric arrangement of constituent atoms specific chemical composition (or range of composition) and physical characteristics.
  •   THE CRYSTALLINE STATE
    •    Mineral/Crystal Chemistry,
      • Valence, Bonding, Ionic radii, and Coordination Numbers;
      • Chemical Composition; Crystal Chemistry
      • Polymorphism, Isomorphism and Solid Solution
    • Crystallography
      • Crystal Systems: The organization of crystalline solids
      • Basic Elements of Crystal Symmetry and Descriptive Crystallography
    • Determinative Mineralogy and Mineral Systematics
      • Crystal Structure and Physics: hardness, density, cleavage/fracture, optics, luster, color/streak, luminescence,
      • Silicates; Native Metals/semi-metals/nonmetals; Sulfides; Halides; Oxides, ; Carbonates; Sulfates; Phosphates/Arsenates/vanadates; Others (nitrates, borates, tungstate/molybdate/chromate,
    		 ROCKS: A naturally occurring, solid aggregate composed of mineral grains, glass, macerals, and/or other naturally occurring solids of which the Earth is constructed
  • Plate Tectonics and the rock cycle/tectonic rock cycle
    • Igneous Rocks
      • textures, structures, and mineralogy
      • classification and petrogenesis
    • Weathering
      • Soils
    • Sedimentary Rocks
      • textures, structures, and composition
      • classification and petrogenesis
    • Metamorphic Rocks
      • Metamorphic textures, structures, and mineralogy/protolith
      • Metamorphic facies, classification, and petrogenesis
    • Building materials and other economic uses of Minerals and Rocks
      • fossil fuels, ores, gems, and industrial minerals and rocks

     
    FINAL EXAMINATION
    Final Exam: Monday, Apr 24, 2:45-4:45 p.m.
    Grading
    3 Semester Exams (@100 points)   
    		300
    1 final (@200 points) 200
    4 homework assignmennts(@25 points each) 100
    10 labs (@20 points each)   
    		200
    Lab Exam (@100 pts)  
    		100
    In classs collaborative exercises (~10 @ 10 pts each)   
    		100

    		1000 points total

                                                                                                  
                                                                   
                                   
                                                        
                                                                
                 
    		 A...........................100-94%                C....................................75-70%
    BA..........................93-88%                DC.................................69-65%
    B.............................87-82%                D...................................64-60%
    CB...........................81-76%                E ....................................below 60%